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Republic of Bulgaria
COMMUNICATIONS
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Telephones - main lines in use:
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3,186,731 (2001) |
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Telephones - mobile cellular:
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1.054 million (2001) |
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Telephone system:
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general assessment: extensive but antiquated
domestic: more than two-thirds of the lines are residential; telephone service is available in most villages; a fairly modern digital cable trunk line now connects switching centers in most of the regions, the others are connected by digital microwave radio relay international: direct dialing to 58 countries; satellite earth stations - 1 Intersputnik (Atlantic Ocean region); 2 Intelsat (Atlantic and Indian Ocean regions) |
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Radio broadcast stations:
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AM 31, FM 63, shortwave 2 (2001) |
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Radios:
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4.51 million (1997) |
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Television broadcast stations:
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39 (plus 1,242 repeaters) (2001) |
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Televisions:
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3.31 million (1997) |
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Internet country code:
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.bg |
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Internet Service Providers (ISPs):
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200 (2001) |
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Internet users:
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585,000 (2001) |
TRANSPORTATION
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Railways:
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total: 4,294 km
standard gauge: 4,049 km 1.435-m gauge (2,710 km electrified) narrow gauge: 245 km 0.760-m gauge (2002) |
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Highways:
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total: 37,288 km
paved: 33,786 km (including 324 km of expressways) unpaved: 3,502 km (2001) |
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Waterways:
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470 km (1987) |
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Pipelines:
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petroleum products 525 km; natural gas 1,500 km (1999) |
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Ports and harbors:
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Burgas, Lom, Nesebur, Ruse, Varna, Vidin |
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Merchant marine:
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total: 77 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 881,758 GRT/1,312,833 DWT
ships by type: bulk 43, cargo 15, chemical tanker 4, container 2, passenger/cargo 1, petroleum tanker 4, railcar carrier 2, refrigerated cargo 1, roll on/roll off 3, short-sea passenger 1, specialized tanker 1 (2002 est.) |
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Airports:
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215 (2001) |
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Airports - with paved runways:
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total: 128
over 3,047 m: 1 2,438 to 3,047 m: 19 914 to 1,523 m: 1 under 914 m: 92 (2002) 1,524 to 2,437 m: 15 |
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Airports - with unpaved runways:
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total: 87
1,524 to 2,437 m: 2 914 to 1,523 m: 10 under 914 m: 75 (2002) |
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Heliports:
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1 (2002) |
MILITARY
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Military branches:
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Army, Navy, Air and Air Defense Forces (subordinate to Ministry of Defense), Internal Forces (subordinate to Ministry of Interior), Civil Defense Forces (subordinate to the president) |
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Military manpower - military age:
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19 years of age (2002 est.) |
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Military manpower - availability:
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males age 15-49: 1,873,052 (2002 est.) |
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Military manpower - fit for military service:
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males age 15-49: 1,566,816 (2002 est.) |
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Military manpower - reaching military age annually:
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males: 56,104 (2002 est.) |
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Military expenditures - dollar figure:
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$356 million (FY02) |
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Military expenditures - percent of GDP:
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2.7% (FY02) |
TRANSNATIONAL ISSUES
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Disputes - international:
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because of a shift in the Danube course since the last correction of the boundary in 1920, a joint Bulgarian-Romanian team will recommend sovereignty changes to several islands and redefine the boundary |
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Illicit drugs:
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major European transshipment point for Southwest Asian heroin and, to a lesser degree, South American cocaine for the European market; limited producer of precursor chemicals; some money laundering of drug-related proceeds through financial institutions |